Photographic attachment for firearms



May 29, 1934. H. c. HINDLEY ET AL PHOTOGRAPHIC ATTACHMENT FOR FIREARMSFiled Jan. 24, 1933 i rlr livlollill llrlmtf rrrlvntll I: IlllllllINVENTORS HHRDLDCT. .HI'IYDLEIY Gin/EH: M. BCZK'IM, BY

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Patented PHOTOGRAPHIC ATTACHMENT FOR FIREARMS Harold C. Hindley and OwenW. Atkin, Santa Monica, Calif., assignors of one-third to Philip Fisher,Santa Monica, Calif.

Application January 24, 1933, Serial No. 653,334 2 Claims. (oi. 95-12)This invention relates to improvements in firearms and has particularreference to a photographic attachment for use with the firearm wherebya picture will be taken simultaneously with the firing of a gun, for thepurpose of recording the object at which the gun is fired.

A further object is to produce a device which may be attached to anyordinary firearm.

A further object is to produce a device which is simple in constructionand therefore one which will not become easily damaged.

A still further object is to produce a device which is economical tomanufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

The figure is a side elevation of a firearm having our invention appliedthereto and partly shown in cross section.

When the police are attempting to apprehend a criminal and fire'a gunfor that purpose it would be very helpful, in case of escape of thecriminal, to ascertain the identity of the criminal. Therefore, it is ofconsiderable importance that a record be made simultaneously with thefiring of the gun. Applicants have accomplished this in a novel mannerand by referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates any firearm,such as a revolver, but it is obvious that our invention may be appliedto a shot gun or other weapon. The only difference in the constructionof the firearm is that the trigger 6 has attached thereto an auxiliarytrigger 7.

Attached to the firearm is a housing 8, to the front end of which issecured a lens mount 9 in which a lens 11 is positioned. A shuttermechanism is actuated by a cable 12, which cable extends through a tube13 and is attached to the trigger 7. Within the housing 8 are reels 13and 14. A film 16 passes from the reel 13 to the reel 14. Arms 17arranged upon the spool 14 are adapted to be engaged by the end of apusher rod .18 'which passes through a tube 19 in the housing I 8 and isconnected to the auxiliary trigger 7. A spring 21 bears against a stop22 carried upon the rod 18 and also against the trigger guard of the Theresult of this construction is that when the trigger is pulled by thetrigger finger, when the finger is in the position A, both the triggers6 and 7 will be actuated, the gun will be fired and the shuttermechanism will be actuated. Upon the return movement of the trigger, thepusher rod 18 will engage the next arm 17 and cause a partial rotationof the spool 14 thus moving a new unexposed portion of film intoalignment with the lens 11. The spring 21 serves to return the pusherand auxiliary trigger to their normal position. If it is desired to onlytake a photograph, then the finger is moved to the position B, shown indotted lines, and merely the auxiliary trigger is actuated.

It will thus be seen that our device will accomplish all the objectsabove set forth.

It is to be understood that the form of our invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and thatvarious changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:-

1. In combination with a firearm, of a camera secured thereto, saidcamera including a lens, a shutter and a film support, an auxiliarytrigger secured to said firearm, and capable of simultaneous actuationwith the trigger of said firearm, a push arm secured to said auxiliarytrigger and adapted to have its free end positioned in said cameramechanism to cause actuation of said film support after said firearmtrigger is actuated, and a cable extending between said auxiliarytrigger and said shutter.

2. In combination with a firearm, of a camera secured thereto, saidcamera including a lens, a shutter and a film support, said firearmhaving a trigger, of an auxiliary trigger secured to said firearmtrigger and capable of simultaneous actuation with the trigger of saidfirearm, a push rod secured to said auxiliary trigger and adapted tohave its free end in said camera mechanism, whereby said film support isactuated after each movement of the trigger, and a cable extendingbetween said auxiliary trigger and said shutter, whereby said shutter isactuated at each actuation of said auxiliary trigger.

HAROLD C. HINDLEY. OWEN W. ATKIN.

